Michael Popkin

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About Michael Popkin

Founder and president of Active Parenting Publishers, author of dozens of evidence-based parenting education programs, including Active Parenting; Active Parenting: First Five Years; and Active Parenting of Teens. Frequent keynote speaker and media guest on the subjecting of parenting. MAJOR PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Parent Education, Character Education, and Loss Education: Focusing on new approaches to old questions. Educational Technology: Finding ways of utilizing technological innovations to serve human needs through education. Outreach: Hundreds of presentations at major conventions, including the American Counseling Association, National Association of School Psychology, Association of Family Therapists, National Council on Family Relations, National Youth-at-Risk Conference, and NASAP. Frequent keynote speeches throughout the United States and guest appearances on over 100 television and radio shows, including multiple appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Montel Williams and CNN.